Shoe lining



Aug. 18, 1925. l 5

, c. A. STEWART SHOE LNNG Filed Sepb. f5, 1924 -IIIIH I Eil T F\ E Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. STEWART, OIF ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

' SHOE LINING.

Application filed September 3, 1924.

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. STEWART, of Andover, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe Linings, of which the following is a full, clear, vand eXact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

The present invention relates to an improvement in linings for shoes and especially those linings made of cloth or other fibrous material. v

The object of the invention is to provide a lining which will withstand wear at the heel portion of the shoe just forward of the counter where the ordinary lining is very apt to wear.

The invention consists in applying to the lining vertical lines of stitching snugly adjacent one another of some wear-resisting material such as linen or other suitable material. Any of the common types of stitching may be employed. The lines of stitching are applied to cover that portion of the lining in front of the counter and to cover an area preferably slightly larger than the area of the counter in order that the lining may not break along the edge of the counter.

The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the drawings, in which- Figure l is a section of a portion of a shoe fitted with the improved lining, and

F ig. 2 is a plan of a portion of the lining before its application to the shoe.

Referring to the drawings 1 represents the shoe, 2 the counter and 3 the lining. 4t indicates the vertical lines of stitching arranged snugly adjacent each Serial No` 735,707.

other and which are applied to the lining for reinforcing it in that portion thereof which lies forward of the counter and covering an area preferably larger than the area of the counter lying above the heel.

A stitching thus provided not only serves to reinforce the lining preventing its wear, but also on account of the general nature of stitches and on account of the vertical arrangement of the stitching, the stitching will become flattened or packed down and wear smooth formingjust the kind of reinforce most to be desired at the point in the shoe where it is located.

The stitching is applied to the lining before its application to the shoe. In this connection it will be observed that the stitching is preferably arranged yabove the lower` edge 5 of the lining as shown in Fig. 2 leaving the part G of the lining immediately adjacent said edge without stitching which permits of its being built into the shoe.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States t- 1. A shoe lining having vertical lines of stitching of some wear-resisting fibrous material arranged snugly adjacent each other yand applied to that portion of the lining which covers the counter at the back part of the shoe.

2. A shoe lining having vertical lines of stitching of some wear-resisting fibrous inaterial applied to that portion thereof which lies at the back part of the shoe forward of the counter, said lines of stitching being arranged snugly adjacent each other and covering an area extending beyond the edge of the counter.

' CHARLES A. STEWART. 

